Clear Lake, IN Cost Of Living

Clear Lake cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Clear Lake	Indiana	National
Cost of living index	143	89	100
Index	Clear Lake	Indiana	National
Goods & Services index	103	98	100
Groceries index	97	94	100
Health care index	93	93	100
Housing index	245	72	100
Transportation index	96	96	100
Utilities index	94	94	100

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The cost of living in Clear Lake is 61% higher than the Indiana average.
The cost of living in Clear Lake is 43% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Clear Lake is 145% higher than the national average.
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average.
Indiana state income tax is 48% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$74,792	$6,233	$1,745	$2,244
Renters	$58,750	$4,896	$1,371	$1,763

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.3%	3.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.34	$16.09	1.6%
Beauty Salon	$28.33	$37.33	24.1%
Toothpaste	$2.72	$2.45	11.3%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.00	7.9%
Movie	$10.74	$10.28	4.4%
Bowling	$3.29	$4.93	33.4%

Groceries

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.56	$3.80	6.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.40	2.1%
Milk	$1.75	$2.01	13.0%
Potatoes	$3.37	$3.01	12.0%
Pizza	$9.00	$9.89	9.0%
Beer	$8.93	$8.90	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$103.94	$102.16	1.7%
Doctor	$98.91	$108.36	8.7%
Dentist	$91.49	$92.53	1.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.20	$9.28	11.6%
Lipitor	$354.99	$425.82	16.6%

Housing

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$584,000.00	$184,700.00	216.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$944.18	$1,202.44	21.5%
Apartment Rent	$750.00	$949.00	21.0%

Transportation

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.16	$2.24	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$44.07	$46.29	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.28	$165.96	16.1%
Phone	$30.32	$28.68	5.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nettle Lake, OH	449	81	-19%
Camden, MI	537	82	-18%
Reading, MI	1,062	74	-26%
Quincy, MI	1,604	75	-25%
Montgomery, MI	319	83	-17%
Clear Lake, IN	465	143	43%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Munnsville, NY	465	88	-12%
Avon, AL	465	84	-16%
Canton, OK	465	79	-21%
Chokio, MN	465	83	-17%
Bowdle, SD	465	75	-25%
Clear Lake, IN	465	143	43%

Source: The Clear Lake, IN cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Clear Lake, IN Cost of Living